First time I've seen the pedestrian crossing button pointing downward
On Granville Bridge with the new bike lanes, crossing is behind me @citylife #vancouver #urbanism #biketooter #city
this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2025
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In the US where I live (Washington state) the arrow points in the direction you want to walk. The posts usually have two buttons on them, one for each crossing direction.
Maybe this one is for the highway to hell?
A portal to hell recently opened, with a half mile of protected bike lane to boot:
https://theneedling.com/2025/07/27/cool-new-half-mile-of-bike-lane-funnels-cyclists-straight-into-portal-to-hell/
The SeaTac portal is for cars though, not bikes. Also, it's a lot harder to navigate through hell there because you're in a car.
These bicyclists will never understand the struggle of driving a car safely. Speaking from experience, the SeaTac portal is one of the worst, especially because during holidays and weekends the staff at SeaTac move the portal to where the road leads to the terminal. You can tell they've moved it when you see the dozens of cars parked with their hazards in the shoulder (the one with a big sign saying "emergency parking only").
(And yes, /s)
This is a fantastic read that seems to come straight out of a Dirk Gently novel... But I am completely confused and have the feeling that I am missing some crucial information?
This is a satirical newspaper :)
Not real news, just jokes!
Nicely written, though! I like it! :-)
Well, I think it actually makes sense if you read the arrow like you would on a map. Up is straight ahead, down is backwards and left and right are... well, left and right. Are the buttons usually mount differently, i.e. on the side of the pole instead of the front as it is the case here?
The ones I typically see are mounted on the side, parallel with the crosswalk.
That is different to Germany. Here they are basically exclusively mounted facing the crosswalks in some way. I think I have never seen them mounted in parallel...
This might explain why we don't have similar arrows, as in this configuration they might be less helpful...